The suffix "dam" is added to the name of many Dutch cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam, etc. The reason for this fact is that "dam" means "barricade" in English. These cities were enlarged by reclaiming land from the sea. To secure these gains, dams were constructed to protect them from flooding.

Pablo Picasso was often found drawing on the paper tablecloths at his favorite restaurants. Restaurateurs would often ask him to leave the drawings instead of paying the bill. According to legend, when a restaurateur asked him to sign the drawing, Picasso reportedly replied "I came to eat, not buy the restaurant."

In 1961, the Museum of Modern Art in New York exhibited the painting "Le Bateau" ("The Boat") by French painter Henri Matisse. But someone goofed up by hanging the painting upside down ... and it remained this way for 47 days before anyone noticed this error.

The logo of the brand Quiksilver, a wave passing over a mountain, describes the two business areas of the brand; snowboarding and surfing. The logo was inspired by a woodblock print entitled "The Great Wave Kanagawa". This print was done by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. Hokusai and represents a wave passing over Mount Fuji.

Morphine alkaloid commonly used against pain derives its name from Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams. He possesses ability to make mortals and other gods fall asleep by lightly touching them with a leaf of the opium poppy. Morpheus can also mimic any human form and appear in dreams.

The Linux operating system has a penguin as a mascot because when the Linux designer Linus Torvalds was visiting the National Zoo & Aquarium in Canberra Australia, as a child, he was bitten by a small penguin.

Yes indeed, there is a work of art on the Moon. This aluminum sculpture of an astronaut in a spacesuit measures a little more than 3 inches and commemorates astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration. It was placed there by the crew of Apollo 15 on August 1, 1971.

In Star Wars, the planet Tatooine is directly inspired by the Tunisian town of Tataouine and the desert of the same name. Several scenes of young Anakin Luke Skywalker were shot at this site. The movie set was left intact and is a tourist attraction today.

In many cultures, people do not turn the bread upside down on the table because it will bring bad luck. The origin of this belief comes from the Middle Ages. On an execution day, the baker reserved a loaf of bread for the executioner by turning it upside down. So turning a loaf of bread upside down was and still is a sign of death and misfortune.